So I've left Howe with a couple of hours to fix his pick up, but I'm grabbing my last 2 players now. Had a shortlist of 6, but hopefully I'm making the right call.

Will Gidman

Last pick is a bit tougher, had a shortlist of 4 guys. In the end it's a heart over head pick - going for the guy who I reckon has the higher ceiling despite every statistical measure telling me he's not as good as the other contender.

Zafar Ansari

Gidman provides a solid bowling all-rounder option to fill the void should one of my top quicks go down with injury. He's surplus to requirements in T20, but is a useful List A option.
Ansari is my flexible player to take up the last slot - he can open the batting in FC cricket and blunt the new ball, chip in with handy orthodox spin and play some dashing cameos in T20 cricket. But List A cricket is his specialty, and I reckon he deserves a place in the full-strength XI.

FC XI

LA XI

T20 XI

1. V Chopra

1. V Chopra

1. Z Ansari

2. J Root

2. L Wright

2. L Wright

3. S Croft

3. S Croft

3. S Croft

4. R Bopara

4. J Root

4. J Root

5. S Thakor

5. R Bopara

5. R Bopara

6. L Wright

6. J Buttler +

6. J Buttler +

7. J Buttler +

7. Z Ansari

7. A Mahmood

8. W Beer

8. A Mahmood

8. R Sidebottom

9. R Sidebottom

9. R Sidebottom

9. S Parry

10. G Onions

10. G Onions

10. M Davies

11. M Davies

11. S Parry

11. Azharullah

W Gidman

M Davies

W Beer

S Parry

S Thakor

G Onions

Z Ansari

W Gidman

S Thakor

Azharullah

Azharullah

V Chopra

A Mahmood

W Beer

W Gidman

Flexibility is probably my biggest strength; in the T20 and List A cricket everyone (bar Varun Chopra and Jos Buttler) can bowl some overs. It means, if need be, I can drop one of the bowlers to shore up the batting. Only concern is that the FC and T20 tails are a little long, but Gidman in reserve means that can be fixed easily enough.